Nyake Surname

235,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,6031:12,9561,762
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

The alternate forms: Nyakè (1) are calculated separately.

Nyake (70) may also be a first name.

Nyake Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyake Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nyake is found most in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms: Nyakè. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nyake.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyake? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 235,556th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,266,713 people. The last name Nyake is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyake reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nyake is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 70 people.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,603 people, or 1 in 12,956. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 62 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 17 percent are found and Centre Region, where 14 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Nyake Last Name Statistics demography

Nyake earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.94% less than the national average, earning R 21,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nyakea9154/
Nyakeu9118/
Nyacke9116/
Nnyake916/
Nyakey916/
Nyakee915/
Nyakie915/
Nyoake912/
Nyaket912/
Nyakeh912/
N'Yake911/
Nyakehe8371/
Nyakihe836/
Nyauuke831/
Nyakeat831/
N'Yakie831/
Nyaki806,061/
Nyaka805,811/
Njake80499/
Nyoke80221/
Nyaky80125/
Niake8028/
Nhake8011/
Nyaketch7720/
Naiyaket771/
Nyakio7313,801/
Nyakoa731,345/
Nyakoi73319/
Nyakai73289/
Gnacke73255/
Gnoyke73193/
Nyacky7374/
Niakhe7367/
N'Yaka7355/
Gnakhe7339/
Njakeu7338/
Nyakyo7337/
Nyaaka7335/
Njiake7334/
Nyahka7330/
Nyakha7328/
Nyakaa7327/
Nyakhi7320/
Nyakyi7317/
Nyaque7314/
Nehake7311/
Gnauke7310/
Nyokie737/
Nyhaka737/
Neakeh737/
Nyoket733/
Njakie732/
Nnyaka732/
N'Yaky732/
Ngnake732/
Nyokeu732/
Nyakoy732/
Nyakui732/
Niacke732/
N'Yaki732/
Noyoke731/
Nuyoke731/
Nyoker731/
Nyaaki731/
Njakep731/
Njaake731/
Nhakeh731/
Ngeake731/
N'Jake731/
Naayakker711/
Nyakaha67117/
Nyakaya6781/
Nyahaka6742/
N'Yakhy6738/
Naiyaka6723/
Niyakiy6720/
Naayaka6711/
Nyakait6711/
Niacker679/
Najjoke679/
Nyakoha678/
Nyaquie677/
Nyakaja675/
Nyakhay674/
Nyakuoa674/
Gnoycke672/
Gnaucke672/
Nyokech672/
Nyakoit672/
Nehakhe672/
Naiyoke672/
Njiakeu671/
Nyaakoa671/
Naiyaki671/
Njackeu671/
Ngiakeh671/
Nehauke670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyake
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